Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Taro root stew/chamadumpa pulusu with chips

People use Taro roots all over the east and south asia,so you can find them in south asian,chinese,korean groceries.Taro is also known as Yam in most parts of the asia , so dont confuse it with the american yam,which is often mistaken as sweet potato.Taro is an intresting tuber,which has mild distinctive taste and mimics as a starchy potato.This root is most well known as the ingredient of the hawaiian dish poi or mashed taro root.

Taro root,It's hairy outer coating looks like coconut.The hairy outer layer is always removed with caution since skin irritation can arise by the juice secreted by the taro root.Taro root is toxic in it's raw form,so cook it before eating. These tubers take on a nut like flavor when cooked.Select the taro root that are straight,firm with no wrinkling.

My husband loves all kind of stews/pulusulu...sometimes i feel angry..becoz he will eat anything with sour taste to be dominant along with more salt and spicy.I used to make these kind of stews atleast twice a week.But now a days i am not doing these much..somehow i skipped it :)

After many days,i did this stew/pulusu today..it tastes too good with any fry.I am posting all the pics at the same place becoz today something is happened to my blog,i am unable to edit my content:(



Ingredients for pulusu:

Taro roots/arbi/chamadumpa-6 (medium size)
green chilli-2 split

salt to taste
red chilli powder-1/4 th tsp
turmeric powder-1/8 th tsp
tamarind-lemon size
ginger-garlic paste-1/2 tsp-optional
garam masala-1 tsp-optional
onions-1big finely chopped
cumin seeds-1 tsp
oil-2 tsp, sugar-1tsp
cilantro for garnishing

Preparation:

1.Wash the tamarind and soak the tamarind in water.Boil the taro root in pressure cooker similar to potatoes .In the mean time,take a deep pan, heat oil ,add cumin seeds and fry for a min and then add green chilli and chopped onions and fry it till the onion becomes transparent.

2.Squeeze the tamarind with water,pour that tamarind juice into the pan.Add water if required,the consistency of the stew/pulusu should be thin at the starting.Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder and salt to it and mix well.

3.Reduce the heat to medium and keep the lid on the pan and continue to cook for abt 15-20 min or till the stew/pulusu beccomes little thick.

4.After boiling the taro root in pressure cooker (i mean after 2 or 3 whistles),remove the taro root from the cooker and keep it under cold water and remove the skin of taro root similar to the potato( peel the skin with hand after cooking).After Peeling, cut the taro into medium/big size pieces/rounds.

5.Add these cooked taro root pieces to the stew and let it boil for few more min.Add sugar at the end and mix well.Atlast, add cilantro leaves.

6.This is good to eat with rice along wiht some fried chips.

I made chamadumpa fry/chips along with this stew today.I had already written the recipe for this fry/chips.Check my prev posts becoz i am not able to copy and paste that link here today..some problem today in my blog ( I have used type 1 in my recipe for making this chamadumpa fry).

29 comments:

  1. YUM!YUM!YUM! As always my mouth is watering mmmm i love em fryed up! YUMO!

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  2. KiraAj:thanks for the quick comment:)

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  3. Yummy lavanya..I too make arbi chips but slice them roundly...looking tempting....Pulusu goes well with plain dal na..

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  4. Love the pulusu and chips Lavanya....even my hubby is a great fan of this dish....i make it quite often.

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  5. Loved both of 'em..esply those chips..yum..i could munch on it on..n on..:)
    Lovely profile pic Lavi..:)

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  6. lovely pulusu..looks yummy and delicious

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  7. Pulusulu and taroroot fry looks yum and would go great together!

    P.S. Sometimes I get these problem with the posts too, you can copy the content and create a new post and paste it there. That way, it works fine. :)

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  8. Pulus tini chana rojulu ayindi,chala tasty ga kanipistundi

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  9. I had a lot of taro root in Tahiti! Both of your dishes look awesome here!

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  10. I love both versions! Looks so mouth-watering Lavanya!

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  11. pooja:Yes,I too make sometimes round chips..stew will be good with dal..thank you!!
    DeepaHari,varsha,shama:Thank you..
    priya:Thank you for the suggestion..but i tried already that...but still not working..it takes some time i guess!!
    varunavi:do you know telugu..good manam ayite telugu lo maatladukovacu inka he he..where are you from?
    5 star foodie,uma:Thank you for the lovely words :)

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  12. I love both dishes much..chips makes me hungry Lavanya, i have something for u in my blog, pls pick up dear..

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  13. We call it Chembu..its my fav veg..so yummy and a taste everyone can love..And we even use this with fish while making a gravy..chips are fav too lavanya..yours look perfect..nostalgic for me..
    Btw,photo looks cute..

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  14. Never tasted this veg, looks delicious. Crispy and golden! :)

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  15. Looks gud...hey the 1st pic is soo cool...wonderful...I always like the dry version of arbi better ;)

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  16. i love both dishes :)..but never tasted ...lavanya will try and let u know :)

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  17. gr8 recipe..love the idea of adding tamarind..

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  18. looks delish. first time on ur blog. would love to revisit.


    i am have started experimenting with tarot root lately. check mine out here:

    http://food-fanatic.blogspot.com/2009/03/tarot-root-arbi.html

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  19. I make taro root roast curry usually your taro root chips makes me want to have some soon ! Looks fantastic :-)

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  20. First time here. You have a nice collection Lavanya. Will be coming back again.

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  21. Nice recipe lavanya. I love taro root. It ios popular in Kerala too.

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  22. Happy Ugadi to you and your family lavanya mouth watering pulusu and chip s yum

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  23. Wishing you and your family a very happy Ugadi Lavanya.

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  24. Happy ugadi to you and to your family

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  25. Taro root curry looks so great. I will try it soon. Chamadumpa ...Is it Telugu. Nice to know it, because i always look for other names for Indian veggies, so that I can talk with all my friends abt them.

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  26. lovely dishes.. chips looks yum and yum.

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  27. Ugadhi Subhakankshalu to you and your family Lavanya.

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  28. Hey Lavanya its great to chk out Chamadumpa pulusu.. it would be great if u could post how to make egg pulusu

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